i bought the lg 2650 set in october at sears (i had read on these forums that someone got the set from futureshop in july for $1524, so i asked them to price match and they did). $1496 is the lowest i've ever seen - they usually go "on sale" for $1799.

the 2250 model is a year or two older than the 2650 and does not have the steam option. is a newer model with steam worth the extra $300? i thought it was, but you can't go wrong with the cheaper set either.

The biggest rip off is the OPTIONAL pedestals. I mean 248.00 each for a hunk of plastic. Sounds exactly like the cheap printer high price cartridges scam.

Has anyone found pedestals for washer/dryers cheaper???

If you are buying the set, and planning on keeping them side by side, why not just making something? Buying decent materials from home depot would cost around $40 and you could make it custom height to what you like.

Some 2X6's and paint, nobody would even know. You could probably buy some laminate to cover the wood, and would look even better. For the price of those pedestals, they're a total ripoff

The model i linked I ended up getting for $863 plus taxes, 1 cent shipping and an extra year of warranty. You may want to take a look at the site first. The extra year of warranty and free shipping are a boxing week special and end on the 6th of January.